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GARY — A Chicago man was found hiding under a bush near U.S. Steel early Sunday after leading police on a car chase, crashing the vehicle and stealing a mill uniform while running from troopers, police said.

Hobart resident Muhammad Shaaban figures this is the fourth or fifth year he is joining Muslims around the world in fasting during the faith's holy month of Ramadan.

GRIFFITH — The Town Council is sizing up a lofty proposition to become new owners of the Griffith-Merrillville Airport.

HIGHLAND — The site of the iconic Stan's Bait Shop, which has been closed and was recently torn down, has been given to the town, officials have learned.

MERRILLVILLE — Town officials are focusing on ways to prevent vandalism occurring on one of its trails.

LOWELL — The Tri-Creek School Board is expected to hire its next superintendent when it meets June 14.

DYER — Flooded streets and basements and roads with large potholes have plagued residents of the Berens-Monaldi subdivision for decades. This week, the first phase of a long-awaited stormwater and street improvement project begins.

Highland High School graduates gathered in the school's auditorium Sunday to celebrate commencement ceremonies together.

GARY — Pitcher Yasutomo Kubo blows into his right closed fist like he’s trying to warm it up as he looks at home plate. He then grabs the ball inside his mitt and gets in his pitching stance. He winds…

Another round of graduates from Munster High School convened inside the school's fieldhouse Sunday, eager to officially accept their diplomas and make a final symbolic exit from the facility that fostered them the past few years.